I didn't know dill could come back. That's pretty cool. I usually have dill seedlings that volunteer but just realized I haven't seen any yet this year. I have plenty of bronze fennel and rue for the black swallowtails though. I haven't found any eggs yet.

Yay for you!!! Not a single sign of any BST 'round here yet this year...

Dill can reseed, like your volunteers, but I've never seen it come back like hers! They are definitely plants that survived the winter. I still can't get over how big and fluffy they are. She also offered cuttings for cooking...yum. I am going to try to mulch the heck out of mine this fall to see if I have the same luck. Hers are planted where they only get morning sun and are protected from cold winter winds. I have just such a spot.

fighting8r - I hope you get some soon! They are my favorites, along with Giants and Zebras. (Not that I have ever had a Zebra...just wishing.)

I can't figure out the Eastern Black Swallowtails. Sometimes I have lots and then I go for long times with none. I hadn't seen one this year, but I saw a cat on my green fennel about three weeks ago. Then last week I saw two more very large ones and a butterfly nearby. Yesterday I saw another flittering around.

Can't figure out any cycle to them.